SB 738 Tennessee Senate · 111th Regular Session (2019-2020)

Tobacco, Tobacco Products - As introduced, raises the minimum age from 18 to 21 to purchase any tobacco or vapor products; creates a Class C misdemeanor of selling or distributing flavored electronic cigarettes; increases the tax rate on cigarettes by 1.25 cents per cigarette. - Amends TCA Section 1-3-113; Title 39 and Title 67, Chapter 4, Part 10.

Bill status failed 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2019 Last action Apr 9, 2019
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Actions timeline

Total actions
18
Key actions
9
Committee
12
Apr 9, 2019
Committee
Assigned to General Subcommittee of Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Apr 3, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 4/9/2019
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Public Health Subcommittee to 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 27, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 4/3/2019
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/27/2019
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Action Def. in s/c Public Health Subcommittee to 3/27/2019
lower
Mar 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Placed on s/c cal Public Health Subcommittee for 3/13/2019
lower
Feb 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Action deferred in Senate Commerce & Labor Committee to last calendar
upper
Feb 19, 2019
Upper · Passed
Placed on Senate Commerce and Labor Committee calendar for 2/26/2019
upper
Feb 13, 2019
Committee
Assigned to s/c Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
P2C, ref. to Health Committee
lower
Feb 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Commerce and Labor Committee
upper
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Intro.
lower
Feb 6, 2019
Introduced
Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
Party
State
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Photo of Joe Towns
Joe Towns
DDemocratic
TN
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